Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-03-16


The larks have returned.
READ Cunningham's money adj. 81
District Clerk Holmes was in Wei
lington this week.
For cheap residence lots see Henry
Morgan. 81
A carload OF eating potatoes at Cur
RE & Schmidt's. 40
Go and see the Clair Patee Star
Dramatic company next Monday eve.
A suit Of clothes for So ut Sandiford,
Youmans & Eldreds.
Frank Holloway is back from Finney
county, on a short visit.
An entire new stock of hats and caps
at Wood u Vincent's. 80
Allen, Overstreet Il Ellis have cheap
money and cause no delay. 80
The county officers are now all in
their new quarters.
Buy your fresh meats OF +. T. Noble,
In the gypsum building.
-Four 5-toot walnut showcases for sale
by HUBBARD, the Jeweler. 81
Seed potatoes, early variety, at Stan
diford, YOumans & Eldred's. Al
Judge Loren Edwards started, Mon
day, on business trip to New York.
o. Z. Poole started to Lamar, Colo
RADIO, yesterday, to look after his real
estate interests.
"The Lord sendeth rain upon the
just and the unjust" Wonder what
headin we come underP
Ken. Mcpherson is now with Shan
non, Shannon Il Burney, assisting in
their abstract business.
Leon Herbst has purchased the
Globe restaurant of w. a. Downing
and the latter will make crop on his
farm.
Wichita will bore for natural gas-an
altogether unnecessary expense. 1t
has but to condeso that already on top
of the ground.
w. $. DentOn's new house is under
Roadway, and will be ready for the plas-
terer in few days. L. ID. FristOe is
doing the WORK.
There may be seen in this city, any
day, from now until fall, about three
acres of ground covered over with agri-
cultural implements.
Mr.. A. j. Sparks, of Lafayette coun-
ty, Missouri, passed through town Sat
urday, ON his way to Coldwater, where
he will probably locate.
f. sample and Jas -. Ely spent yes
terday in breaking mules for livery
firm in tins city; hut If IL not safe to
ask them about their experience.
Two loans, one for $500. and the 9TH
or for 5000, were let by the building as
ISOLATION last Thursday night, each loan
bringing premium of 30 per cent.
That is about equal to IL per cent. in
terest
- n. NJ. Woodward went to Derby.
Sedgewick county, this week to remove
the remains of a child he buried there
fourteen years ago. The cemetery was
being destroyed and the removal was
necessary.
q l.. +. Pearson, Of this city, is now the
owner of the Payne interest in the Co
manche Pool, including cattle, horses,
fences and range, he having lately ira
ded lots in this city to II. J. Estell, Of
Kansas City, for the same.
Coldwater Star: "The revenue from
the drug stores that has run the city
expenses for the year past has been cut
of by Judge Ellis, and now the city is
without any source Of revenue, except
from city taxes. Other towns OF more
or less Importance around us are in the
same FIX"
Emmett McClearey, little son of the
postmaster, was playing, last Wednes-
day, with Eddie Stamford, when the
latter threw him over, breaking En-
NETS right arm above the elbow, aud
throwing the elbow out Of joint. His
injuries are very painful. but DIR. Lock
wood says he will be all right.
Experienced farmers and stockmen
say that rain is not badly needed now;
that old ground can be worked to good
advantage, and that rain even in
April will be early emo Ugh. Stockmen
argue that a rain would bring cold,
damp weather and that would call for
the expense of feeding cattle.
The marriage of Mr.. i. NJ. Axline
and Miss Carrie G. Cartan occurred at
the residence of Judge Q. w. Ellis, last
Thursday evening, according to previ-
Gus announcement. Rev. A. Axline,
of Pratt county, father of the groom,
performed the ceremony in a most i'm
pressive manner. The guests were con-
fined to the relatives and immediate
friends. A splendid wedding supper
was spread. to which all did ample
honor. "A large number Of handsome
and valuable presents was received by
the happy couple, and altogether the
affair passed Of in q most satisfactory
manner AR. aud Mrs. Axline are now
10 home, on north Main street.